The SignaLink has nothing to do with rig control. All it is is a single-channel sound card, plus an external VOX circuit to generate PTT. You don't need the VOX circuit with elecraft rigs, their own VOX works fine in digital modes, so all you are getting from the SignaLink is the sound card. You can get better sound cards for less, but if you already have a SignaLink, you can use it as your sound card.
What you need for rig control is a serial port connection to the rig's serial control port. The KXUSB is your best bet, or if you already have a serial port or a USB-to-serial adapter, you can use a KXSER between the serial port and the KX2. In WSJT-X, for PTT you can simply use VOX, which does not require rig control, or if you have rig control working, you can have the rig control do the PTT. Apart from that, what rig control really gives you is frequency control. In addition to giving you instant band changes and avoiding logging contacts on the wrong band, rig control also enables WSJT-X's Split capability, which tunes the rig's dial frequency automatically in order to keep the audio tones you are using between 1500 Hz and 2000 Hz. This helps avoid transmitting spurious signals created by audio harmonics, and it ensures that the transmitted power does not drop off towards the edges of the receiver bandpass. Rig control is certainly worthwhile, but it needs something separate from the SignaLink. 73, Rich VE3KI KB2SMS wrote: > Thanks for the info. I'm using a Signalink because I have one and bought > the appropriate cable for it. My issue is with the com port apparently. > WSJT-X won't let me select one, it just says "USB" with no other choices. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
